Monday, May 18, 2009

We had a fun Easter with one exception. That was the day Brady got sick enough to vomit for the first time. Poor kid was terrified - he didn't understand what was happening :( As a parent, nothing worse to see when you look in the eyes of your child and see that terror. I think he cried more because he was scared than because he was sick, but nonetheless, made the last 1/2 of our a day a little less fun. Up until that point, had fun - first holiday we hosted at our house and I think I even pulled off a good meal :)

After Easter, the 10 of us in my family (mom, dad, Brad, Sara, Grant, Dylan, 3 of us, and my Grandma) headed out to the little town of Wilton, ND to celebrate Gram's 90th birthday. We had to postpone our plans from the weekend of her birthday due to the flooding issues going on in the FM area. Everyone had a good time - including Gram who wasn't so keen on a party in her honor to begin with. The boys had a blast in the pool at the hotel!

Dylan, Brady & Grant

Other than the pool, jumping on the beds and running from room to room seemed to be the next most enjoyable by the boys. This pic - not sure how it came about, but the boys decided they were riding a choo-choo train . . . upon closer inspection, you'll see that Brad had the pleasure of being the choo-choo :)

I particularly love this pic - cuz it shows just how ridiculously alike Brad & Sara's 2 boys look! We all think you can definitely tell they're brothers - but there's something about the way their heads are turned and those smiles that enhances it a TON!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Before I was a MomI never tripped over toysOr forgot words to a lullabyI didn’t worry whether or notMy plants were poisonous.I never thought about immunizations

Before I was a MomI had never been puked on.Pooped on.Chewed on.Peed on.I had complete control of my mindAnd my thoughtsI slept all night.

Before I was a MomI never held down a screaming childSo doctors could do tests.Or give shots.I never looked into teary eyes and cried.I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.I never sat up late hours at nightWatching a baby sleep.

Before I was a MomI never held a sleeping baby just becauseI didn’t want to put him down.I never felt my heart break into a million piecesWhen I couldn’t stop the hurt.I never knew that something so smallCould affect my life so much.I never knew that I could love someone so much.I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a MomI didn’t know the feeling ofHaving my heart outside my body.I didn’t know how special it could feelTo feed a hungry baby.I didn’t know that bondBetween a mother and her child.I didn’t know that something so smallCould make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a MomI had never gotten up in the middle of the nightEvery 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.I had never known the warmth,The joy,The love,The heartache,The wondermentOr the satisfaction of being a Mom.I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much,

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James is from Gary, MN. Received his degree in business from NDSU (GO BISON) and works at State Bank & Trust here in Fargo. He enjoys sports, playing softball, fantasy leagues and hanging out with friends.
Lisa is from Dilworth, MN. Received her degree in exercise science from Minnesota State University - Moorhead and works at Meritcare Hospital here in Fargo. She enjoys playing softball and volleyball, watching Brady and Samantha learn & grow and hanging out with family.
Our shared pride & joys would be our son Brady John - he was born July 27, 2006 at Meritcare in Fargo and our daughter, Samantha Jane, born August 5, 2009 also at Meritcare. He's 3 years old and is so entertaining! We're seeing that the 3's may be more terrible than the "terrible twos", but nothing too serious yet. He loves to color, play with cars, write letters and numbers and playing basketball, football (hut, hut as he calls it), baseball and volleyball. Talks like crazy - it is SO fun to have conversations with him!! Samantha is smiling and laughing regularly and just started "talking" - I had almost forgotten how much fun this stage is.